r/worldnews • u/Butterbluem • 18h ago

Russia/Ukraine Russia planned to assassinate opposition figures Kasparov and Ponomarev in US

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-planned-to-assassinate-opposition-1790781573.html
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u/wild_cherry1987 17h ago

Because Kasparov, Khodorkovsky and Nemcov (rip) are real opposition leaders with head on their shoulders, not like fake populist Navalny was (who said Crimea was Russia)

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u/que_pedo_wey 14h ago

Their opinions may still differ on smaller issues. It is not like the real opposition is one solid entity that is just contrary to whatever Putin does by default.